you make my day award

last week i was honored with a you make my day award from belgian-born, quebec-based artist and illustrator suana verelst, for the post i wrote about her gorgeous work here. thank you suana!

now in the spirit in which it was received i am passing this award along to five cool artists who consistently make my day every time i look at their work or their blogs (this is hard because i like WAY more than five!):

michigan’s tom allen of the ant and farm report

indiana’s terry border from bent objects

maine’s jennifer judd-mcgee from swallowfield

australia’s linda kruger from yellow monday

chicago’s sandra soss from bricolage life

browse around, look and enjoy - you’ll like it!

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suana verelst illustrations

belgian (et maintenant au quebec) artist suana verelst is a clear thinking artist. she approaches each of her dreamy pieces with a quilter’s mindset, combining today’s technology with painting, drawing and repurposed items. here’s a sampling of her poetic portfolio:

suana was born in antwerp and grew up in kortrijk, near the french border. she has degrees in fine arts from 2 schools: the academy of fine arts in antwerp, and john abbott college and concordia university in montréal (where she also received an art history degree). after her graduation in graphic design from dawson college in montréal, she began an illustration career in children’s books, and has won recognition and accolades for them in europe and north america.

suana’s favorite stories to tell are the ones where the most vivid characters come to life. one day, while completing an illustration, she was suddenly inspired to take the soul of her two dimensional drawing and craft it into a three dimensional character. her one of a kind doll collection now proudly compliments her illustration work.

a little whimsical, a tad surreal, a pinch spooky, and slightly absurd.

great stuff!

stay tuned to her etsy shop, currently being restocked with fun goods for september!

more eye candy on her website, and good reading on her blog too.

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